2009 in Washington DC

June 13-17, 2009 SLA Conference Highlights

SLA Conference Theme: From Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future

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Leadership Management Division

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Saturday, June 13

Executive Renewal Think Tank

Saturday, 13 June 2009
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Ticketed Event #280- Price: US $299 member
This full day event provides an opportunity for senior managers to learn and network with each other and valued thought leaders. Using personal and professional indicators, lectures and small group work, participants explore how their beliefs and approaches impact their leadership and managerial effectiveness. The think tank provides ways for leaders to assess situations more efficiently while focusing on problem solving and strategic issues, as well as providing a clear direction for colleagues and subordinates. This Think Tank is designed for leaders who have been in senior management positions for 3-5 years, and are seeking unique leadership development with professional and industry colleagues.
Moderated By:   Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates; Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
Speaker(s): Clare Hart, Executive VP, Dow Jones & President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group ; Kate Noerr, CEO, MuseGlobal Inc ; Barbara Robinson, Executive Coach, Robinson & Associates ; Darrell Gunter, Chief Marketing Officer, Collexis Holdings, Inc. Back to top of page

Building Effective Business Cases

Saturday, 13 June 2009
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Ticketed Event #475 - Price: US $299
The course (expanded to a full day by popular demand) focuses on a specific skill not generally taught in library school: The skill of "selling" a vision, idea, or venture through preparing compelling arguments for investment in new services, changes in operational practice, or any other initiative. Members of LMD deal with a wide range of challenges in advancing their ideas, proposals, and projects with management, and supporting an idea with a compelling business case has traditionally been a notorious challenge for special librarians. Observing this difficulty led the instructor to develop the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's How, Here's Why, published in 2008 by Information Today and to deliver various lectures and workshops based on that book. ** Attendees are urged to acquire and read the book Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's Why, Here's How prior to the workshop, and to bring it along. Accordingly, the price of the workshop has been adjusted.
*Speaker(s):* Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates
 

Sunday, June 14

Needs Assessment, Combined Parts 1 & 2

Sunday, 14 June 2009
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Ticketed Event #515 - Price: US $299 member
This full-day session combines: "Assessing Clients' Needs: Gather and Analyze the Data," offering all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization, and "Assessing Clients' Needs: Map the Information Flow," where the instructor will present a detailed view of how information flows within an organization in order to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
Speaker(s): Patricia Currie, Dialog

[or if you don't have a full day, you have the option for only half-day]

Needs Assessment, Part 1: Map the Information Flow

Sunday, 14 June 2009
8:00AM - 12:00PM
Ticketed Event #455 Price: US $199 member
A detailed view of how information flows within an organization benefits the information professional in efforts to define services, allocate resources and create budgets. This session walks you through mapping information flows from a strategic point of view to identify the ultimate users, identify products that best serve the organization and extend IRC services into the organization.
Speaker(s): Patricia Currie, Dialog
Sponsors: Dialog & ProQuest

Needs Assessment, Part 2: Gather and Analyze the Data

Sunday, 14 June 2009
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Ticketed Event #565 - Price: US $199
Based on the book "The Information Audit, a Practical Guide" by Sue Henczel, this session offers all the detail necessary for the information professional to conduct an information audit of their organization.
Speaker(s): Patricia Currie, Dialog

Leadership and Management Division Open House

Sunday, 14 June 2009
7:30PM - 11:30PM
Social get-together for LMD.
Sponsors: Dialog & ProQuest

Monday, June 15

Thinking on Your Feet: Dynamic Communication - Marketing Section

Monday, 15 June 2009
7:00AM - 9:00AM
This interactive and fun program focuses on self awareness, conveying the importance of your message, and techniques for developing and maintaining self confidence. Participants get better at paying attention and listening to others. Since the essence of improvising is thinking on your feet, reacting in the moment, they become more responsive by learning techniques for focusing on the moment and recognizing and preventing the barriers that keep them out of the moment.
Moderated By: Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
Speaker(s): Greg Hohn, Transactors Improv

Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation - SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Monday, 15 June 2009
9:00AM - 10:30AM
To stimulate innovation, people need to reach out beyond their own area. From scholarly journals such as the Journal of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Research and Practice Journal, to the more popular press such as Harvard Business Review and Newsweek, all have featured papers dealing with the emergence of social and organizational networking. The success of such initiatives is demonstrated, for example, by the 3 ½ year old Facebook social networking site, used by most college and high school students and increasingly more adults, and valued at about $15 billion. Social networking research highlights the importance of carefully constructing one's social networks to best leverage knowledge internally and externally. Organizations should aim to provide enabling mechanisms to stimulate knowledge discovery. Leibowitz discusses how social networking can lead to innovation, based on his book "Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation".
Moderated By: Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
Speaker(s): Jay Liebowitz, Professor, Dept. of Information Technology, Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University

Leadership and Management Division Business Meeting Luncheon

Monday, 15 June 2009
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Ticketed Event #650
Price: US $35 member / US $50 non-member / US $35 student member
As part of the the LMD business meeting, Stephen Abram, the globe-trotting past-president of SLA will share stories about innovative leaders from around the world, focusing on their strategies and successes, and illustrating how we can learn from the practices of others. Abram's goal is to inspire us to become innovative leaders.
Moderated By: Betty Jo Hibberd, Senior Manager, Market Development, Dialog
Speaker(s): Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix
Sponsors: Basch Subsciptions, Inc. ; Zubal Books

The Library of the Future: Discovery in the Round - SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Monday, 15 June 2009
3:30PM - 5:00PM
See if you can find the director of the "Library of the Future" on our panel in the format of the old TV program "What's My Line". Asked many questions about their libraries, our panelists reveal what will be required for the successful library of the future.
Moderated By: Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
*Panelist(s): Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix ; Sabrina I Pacifici, Library Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ; Linda Stoddart, United Nations ; Richard Hulser, Library Consultant

Tuesday, June 16

Creative Practices: Discovery in the Round Breakfast

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
7:00AM - 9:00AM
Ticketed Event #720 - Price: US $10 member
This session looks at best practices and strategies for reinventing our libraries to have the impact they should within any organization. The Center for Creative Learning shares the story of a self-managed library team (SMT): how they came to be a SMT and learned to shift away from hierarchical thinking, the benefits and challenges of this type of new structure, new initiatives made possible by a more nimble team, the impact on clients and the view from above, the impact on the library group, and why it matters, tips for how SMTs could work in other libraries.
Moderated By: Juanita Richardson, Business Development Consultant, CEDROM-SNi
Speaker(s): Cindy R Romaine, Principal, Romainiacs Information Research; Gary Price, Publisher, Resource Shelf; Mary Schwartz, Senior Librarian, Center for Creative Leadership

Annual Diversity Leadership Development Breakfast (LMD is co-sponsor)

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
7:00AM - 8:30AM
Ticketed Event #700 - Price: US $25 member
An Endangered Species: The Black Male Librarianby Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. Despite the small numbers of Black librarians, there is a rich but untold or forgotten history of Black American's contributions to the profession. Mr. Jefferson will examine the history and contributions that Black male librarians have made in the Nation's intellectual and cultural past and present and discuss strategies to encourage Black males to pursue careers and leadership positions in library and information science fields. In addition, Mr. Jefferson will highlight issues Black males encounter in the workplace and discuss strategies for the recruitment and retention of Black male librarians.
Speaker(s): Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Information Research Specialist, Library of Congress

Transformational Leadership: Inspirational Language - SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Storytelling guru and Financial Times Best Business for 2007 award winner, Steve Denning shares secrets for how best to share knowledge with your co-workers, how to inspire your team, and how to use appropriate language to be a transformational leader. Gain lots of practical tips and insights from this dynamic speaker and author.
Moderated By: Betty Jo Hibberd, Dialog
Speaker(s): Steve Denning, Author, The Secret Language of Leadership

Globalization: Emerging Opportunities for the Library Profession (LMD is co-sponsor)

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Envision your future? Hear 3 global thought-leaders discuss key globalization trends & amplify rising opportunities for information professionals. A law professor highlights globalization's impact on US professional legal services. Two award-winning librarians share best practices & lessons learned from successful non-profit & corporate library projects in Africa & India, respectively.
Moderated By: Ann Sweeney, European Union-European Commission Delegation
Speaker(s): Saule T. Omarova, University of North Carolina School of Law ; Jane Kinney Meyers, Lubuto Library Project ; Larisa Brigevich, Franklin Templeton Investments
Sponsors: H.W. Wilson

Critical Thinking

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Critical thinking is a key competency for all information professionals. It leads to results such as sharper competitive intelligence products, clearer, more persuasive proposals and budget justifications, more effective problem solving, and better taxonomies. How we can improve our critical thinking skills and engage them in our work?
Moderated By: Jane D Dysart, Dysart Jones
Speaker(s): Mary Lee Kennedy, Director, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School; Deb Wallace, Partner, TKG Consulting

The Consultant's Toolkit: Discovery in the Round - Consulting Section

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
11:30AM - 1:00PM
What does it take to be a successful consultant? Experienced consultants share their strategies, tactics and techniques for getting clients, successfully completing assignments, continuous learning and more. Hear about their resources, must-have's, must-do's, tips-n-tricks, and other secrets of successful consultants.
Moderated By: Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates
Speaker(s): Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jim Tchobanoff, Tchobanoff Research and Consulting ; Ulla de Stricker, de Stricker Associates ; Chris Olson, Principal, Chris Olson and Associates

Practical Strategies for Improving ROI - SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
1:30PM - 3:00PM
This interactive session is filled with practical strategies that attendees can take back to their workplace for implementation. Karen's focus will be on value added services, business alignment, and revenue generation (fee based services for our external clients.) Vicky will explain how qualifying and quantifying your value to a firm/library in turn adds value to your own career. The goals & objectives she accomplished in 2007 created opportunities to highlight how she provided an excellent ROI to her firm. Nancy Anne will focus on the reporting aspects, data gathering improvement, and communicating/translating to government managers ROI with respect to funding of programs. Steve will discuss finding better distribution channels to leverage and distribute existing electronic content in a streamlined & personalized, daily e-mail update that fuses the best information from important sources premium publisher content and the web. In addition, he will discuss cost recovery tools.
Moderated By: Gayle Gossen, Dow Jones and Company
Panelist(s): Karen Kreizman Reczek, Senior Manager, Bureau Veritas ; Vicki Platt, Willamette Management Association ; Nancy Anne Brydges ; Steve Lastres, Director of Library and Knowledge Management, Debevoise & Plimpton
Sponsors: IEEE

The Embassy Ball (IT/LMD/PAM Open House & Dance Party)

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
9:00PM - 11:45PM
Join the IT, LMD and PAM Divisions for the annual Dance Party! Find your inner dancin' diplomat and boogie away to our DJ.
Audiences: All attendees
Moderated By: Sophia Guevara, Research Librarian, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Sponsors: Dialog

Wednesday, June 17

Content Buyers Roundtable Breakfast - Content Buying Section

Wednesday, 17 June 2009
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Ticketed Event #900 - Price: US $10 member
LMD's Content Buyers Section brings together content buyers and sellers to discuss current issues. Join the conversation.
Moderated By: Ann Lonergan, Deloitte Services LP

Digital Preservation: Discovery in the Round

Wednesday, 17 June 2009
8:30AM - 10:00AM
The issues around preservation are huge and this session brings together a number of experts and practitioners who focus on the most critical issues, strategies, and practices. The conversation is sure to be exciting and illuminating.
Moderated By: Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress
Speaker(s): Jill Hurst-Wahl, President, Hurst Associates, Ltd. ; Jan Zastrow, Head,Archives &Manuscripts Dpt.&Hawaii Congressional Papers A, University of Hawaii at Manoa LibraryBack to top of page